Blog: Young Minds Online

The Importance of Privacy Settings Social Media has given us the chance to stay connected with friends and family around the world, it is a fantastic tool that can keep us close to those to those we miss aroundthe world, but with social media comes responsibilty. Think about it, Would you open your door to any given stranger and let them into your life without knowing anything about them? Probably not. so why do we allow this to happen online? You need to be careful with the information you share online and how you protect it. There are

Finalist in the 2014 OMiG Awards We have made it to the finals of the first ever OMiG Awards and are finalists in the Online Marketing Leadership Award category, this category aims to find the best-integrated online marketing campaign or strategy. Digital Training Institute could now be in with the chance of winning: EUR 1000 from GCCEB in cash and 4 mentoring sessions and 2 workshops Connacht Tribune – EUR5000 advertising Professional Diploma from the Digital Marketing Institute EUR1495 Tree Light Pictures – EUR2500 video production IMS Marketing EUR1500 Meanwhile our ‘Big Sister’ Media Box is a finalist in two categories: Marketing Leadership Best Blog MediaBox could

Anti Social Media Behaviour – Cyber Bullying Module The issue of cyber bullying is becoming greater, especially among teens online. In February this year the National Association of Principles and Deputy Principles called upon the Government to introduce a National Policy to tackle Cyber Bullying after a survey found that there was a 33% increase in Cyber-Bullying since last year. Digital Training Institute Managing Director and Young Minds Online Founder, Joanne Sweeney-Burke has backed the calls by NAPD to establish formal training for teens and parents in social media and has now developed a course for students and teens to help tackle Cyber

Your personal brand is your reputation. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it. However, you can damage it by your online activity. Your brand in life is very important because we live by our reputation. Your peers, parents, teachers, acquaintances, employer and prospective employers can all ‘judge’ or give an opinion about you based on the online reputation you have created of yourself. How would you best describe your online reputation? Strong? Poor? Worrying? Funny? Have you ever considered how your online reputation may look from somebody else’s eyes? Here are some strategies to follow to ensure that